The black strip is punched with the #922 Kreaxions punch. I used the punched edge and the piece that would have been discarded. I also used some Tim Holtz paper tape and added color to it with Distress Stain. The other elements are stamps from Hero Arts.

This card was created to go along with a challenge at Hero Arts. The challenge is to use a stamp for a different theme then what would be expected for it. I just picked up this cute little reindeer and thought it would be adorable on a baby card. I just stamped it on striped paper and then cut that out.

The papers are from a set of papers by My Mind's Eye and the label pieces are cut out with the Cricut. The nice thing about the Cricut for cutting labels like this is that is was so easy to cut it out in three different sizes that mat together perfectly.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

I used this amazing chair stamp by Gourmet Stamps and the color combination at The Play Date Cafe. The little red square border is a die from My Favorite Things. I cut extras of these and they are sitting on my desk. I seem to be reaching for them for so many projects!

The sentiment is also from Gourmet Stamps. I love this little combination.

I used a digital kit that I had from 2 peas. I placed the kids onto the antique postcard and printed that piece out twice so I could cut the kids out of the one card and put it on top of the other one.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

The Flower Soft team is taking this week to focus on some of the Flower Soft card toppers. I LOVE the toppers. They come completely colored, ready to use. Of course, they work great on a card but really they can be used for other kinds of projects and that is what the team wants to show off.

For Christmas this year, Flower Soft released some great toppers that are Santa related. I used this one from the set to create an envelope/gift bag. I just too some kraft colored cardstock and created a simple envelope.

I wanted to show off what adding some white Flower Soft does to this great looking Santa. I added it to the rim of his hat, his cuffs and the bottom edge of his jacket.

I added some of the gold Flower Soft to some of the stars. I LOVE the gold Flower Soft.

I am always in love with black/white and green so I had to play along.

I pulled out my little star die cut from Memory Box. LOVE this die! Plus I used some Unity stamps, I always have loved this set with trees in it. I stamped a flourish stamp over the tree after I colored it with some green Copic markers.

Monday, September 17, 2012

First up, the card I created to go along with the Card Positioning Systems sketch. My Favorite Things is our sponsor for the month and so I used this adorable little girl stamp.

While I love coloring in these images, I also love the "less is more" idea of leaving her mostly black and white. I outlined the black stamped image with a very light blue and added some lines to the balloon for a plaid look.

Friday, September 14, 2012

I have a hate/love relationship with this card. Ever happen to you? I created the card around the Colour Q combination. I worked one night for some time trying to put something together and as I left it and went to bed, I knew I did not like it at all. I was going to get up and go in a completely different direction. BUT...when I got up and looked at it, I could see the possibilities and so I went with it. The circle pattern is cut with the Paper Lace 2 Cricut cartridge.

As I was trying to make this work, I read Cath's challenge on Moxie Fab to use a canning jar. I LOVE canning jars, so this made me happy. I had this adorable digital stamp jar by The Wax Fruit Co and I was pretty sure I could print it out real small. I could say as I finished the card, I loved it!

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If you visit here very often, you will find I have fun creating.
I started as a rubber stamper and that has so evolved to include pretty much anything that you can do with paper. Not to mention glue, ink, stamps, stickers, brads, buttons, ribbon, rub-ons, etc, etc! My hope here, is to share with you ideas and creations.